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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






2. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






3. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






4. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






5. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






6. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






7. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






8. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






9. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






10. Technique of shading using dots to control value






11. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






12. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






13. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






14. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






15. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






16. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






17. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






18. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






19. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






20. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






21. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






22. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






23. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






24. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






25. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






26. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






27. Renowned for paintings and prints






28. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






29. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






30. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






31. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






32. Known for his glass sculpture






33. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






34. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






35. Where the revolving door was fully developed






36. Pale green






37. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






38. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






39. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






40. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






41. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






42. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






43. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






44. Creates blue dye






45. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






46. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






47. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






48. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






49. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






50. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.